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that's the law. we repeal that in this bill so that a man or woman serving in uniform in this country can buy a firearm in their home state. we allow a person who has a conceal carry permit to use the permit as a mechanism for which they are approved for a gun sale and it stands to reason the permit process a cum we cumbersome and onerous process. if you pasta, then -- pass that you should be fine. we have that built in here as well. i want to underscore, these are the reasons why two of the leading pro second amendments groups have endorsed the bill. it enhances the opportunity of law-abiding citizens to exercise their second amendment rights. now, if you're a criminal or if you are a mentally unqualified to have a firearm you're not going like this bill. as said at the beginning i feel strongly. it's not gun droll keep guns out of hands of people who are not qualified to have them. so again, i want to thank the gentleman from west virginia, my friend. i appreciate the hard work you put in to this.
that's the law. we repeal that in this bill so that a man or woman serving in uniform in this country can buy a firearm in their home state. we allow a person who has a conceal carry permit to use the permit as a mechanism for which they are approved for a gun sale and it stands to reason the permit process a cum we cumbersome and onerous process. if you pasta, then -- pass that you should be fine. we have that built in here as well. i want to underscore, these are the reasons why two of the...
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and let's be clear that law enforcement officials take an oath of office to uphold federal law, and they're going to continue to pursue drug traffickers and drug dealers and transnational criminal organizations, all of which weaken our communities, and they pose very serious threats to our nation. and too often discussions about marijuana, though, dwell on this issue of legalization and whether making the drug more widely and easily available -- which it would be when it becomes legal in those areas as it is now -- would make the problem go away with it was all legal. including enforcement of existing laws is a matter for the department of justice. the department of justice enforcement of the controlled substances act, the federal law remained up changed. we shouldn't lose site of the -- lose sight of the fundamental fact though. the most responsible public policy is one that restricts its availability and discourages its use. and i recognize that the marriage debate has taken up quite a bit of media space, but i want to turn to something that affects most americans, and the subject that th
and let's be clear that law enforcement officials take an oath of office to uphold federal law, and they're going to continue to pursue drug traffickers and drug dealers and transnational criminal organizations, all of which weaken our communities, and they pose very serious threats to our nation. and too often discussions about marijuana, though, dwell on this issue of legalization and whether making the drug more widely and easily available -- which it would be when it becomes legal in those...
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and marijuana continues to be an illegal drug based on federal law. and that dea agents under the jurisdiction of the department of justice are continuing to pursue marijuanacimes, even though certain states have legalized it. so with all the concern on both sides about gun vonce, the numbers show that 40,000 peopl last year wer killed, died because of drug overdose, drug abuse. compared to 11,000 with guns. over the last decade, 400,000 have been killed as a result of drug abuse, drug overdose. 107,000 with regard to guns. under the leadership of chairman rogers, you and your department have worked responsibly with regard to prescription drug. you said in response to mr. rogers, it can't be hammered by state where i will ask you the same question i asked the dea administrator. is it a problem, we all of the 10th amendment, but is it a problem that we selectively try to interpret the usage of the 10th amendment as it relates to the issue that the federal government being illegal and dangerous, and it's a gateway drug, during the testimony last week, s
and marijuana continues to be an illegal drug based on federal law. and that dea agents under the jurisdiction of the department of justice are continuing to pursue marijuanacimes, even though certain states have legalized it. so with all the concern on both sides about gun vonce, the numbers show that 40,000 peopl last year wer killed, died because of drug overdose, drug abuse. compared to 11,000 with guns. over the last decade, 400,000 have been killed as a result of drug abuse, drug...
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it wasn't changed substantially in the healthcare law that passed in 2010. there's probably more of an opportunity now than there has been in the past, i think because -- in part because congressional budget office says it will save a little money. so they changed that, i don't know, three or four years ago. and so at some point along the way wouldn't surprise me that the policy might get published along just by virtue of the fact it could be idea to pay for some things in a political environment. not to say it will because of the political coalition that is against this is quite powerful, but seems to me there's more of a possibility now than in the past. if that's of any solace. >> let me address a little bit the patient-doctor relationship or the patient-doctor-doctor relationship, which is maybe just as important, more important. one of the criticisms of traditional medicare, it is an uncoordinated system. that's correct. and the coordination isn't just between patient and doctor. obviously the fee for service incentives can get in the way of that. but i
it wasn't changed substantially in the healthcare law that passed in 2010. there's probably more of an opportunity now than there has been in the past, i think because -- in part because congressional budget office says it will save a little money. so they changed that, i don't know, three or four years ago. and so at some point along the way wouldn't surprise me that the policy might get published along just by virtue of the fact it could be idea to pay for some things in a political...
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the paper was written -- after graduation from law school in 2008 and working two years in a law firm, logan returned to yale law school in 2010 as a scholar and began turning the paper into the book that we feature tonight. appropriate laid we have the professor with those to comment on the book. professor is a highly distinguished member of the yale law school factoid. is the author of numerous books, monographs and articles, and several of his books have been featured in previous book club series sponsored by our library. according to a recently published study by my colleague, fred sugar, professor eskridge is one of the most cited legal scholars in the known universe. just one or two of these have been cited more than her fetzer eskridge but that was a mistake. last but surely not least, he's a dynamic and innovative teacher and a wonderful mentor to young scholars like logan. without further ado i will turn it over to logan. >> thank you very much. i'd like to add that the professor is particularly fitting for this talk because he's a descendent of george eskridge who is the god
the paper was written -- after graduation from law school in 2008 and working two years in a law firm, logan returned to yale law school in 2010 as a scholar and began turning the paper into the book that we feature tonight. appropriate laid we have the professor with those to comment on the book. professor is a highly distinguished member of the yale law school factoid. is the author of numerous books, monographs and articles, and several of his books have been featured in previous book club...
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we comply with laws when they're written and comply with the law. that's not the issue. the issue is that the law . >> my time is -- to be clear of the bill came out of the congress and it was a law you intend to follow it to the letter. >> we always endeavor to follow the law. all right. i want to to be sure. you will follow it. endeavoring and following slightly different. i can't comment on a law i haven't read. we need to discuss them. could you set an order -- on the $3 million cap roughly $20 5,000 a year. new policy, can you tell me. the wall "the wall street journal" estimates that 6% of the population will be impacted by the new cap. i remember your testimony saying a small amount of people. heard a lot of complaining about the 1%. are with targeting the of%? our position is clear. we want all american to save for their retirement. open we want to encourage people who don't save to save. we want to make it easier not harder. in a world of tough choices when most have less than $100,000. saying the tax benefit ends at $3 million is a reasonable treadoff to me. >>
we comply with laws when they're written and comply with the law. that's not the issue. the issue is that the law . >> my time is -- to be clear of the bill came out of the congress and it was a law you intend to follow it to the letter. >> we always endeavor to follow the law. all right. i want to to be sure. you will follow it. endeavoring and following slightly different. i can't comment on a law i haven't read. we need to discuss them. could you set an order -- on the $3 million...
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he is proficient in economics of law, a doctor of law, and he's written a number of books most recently "the future of modernization: what we can learn from the crisis," and, mr. minister, delighted you with are us, look forward to the remarks, and we'll then pepper you with questions. >> thank you very much. sorry for being late, tday,r thout and minds are on the people in boston. we hope it will be over soon. i have to make some remarks, and in europe, and what i wanted to say, we are the member -- [inaudible] we all know the summit in london , up to the meeting today, and we have made a lot of progress. we agree. [inaudible] too much in the european markets,. it is three main issues we are working on. i think in the open markets, we made last couple years, and that is not. in liberty, finance, and marks, we have a different opinion. aits issue as of late. we have to continue in this country. what we've done in europe, and bond markets, banking. [inaudible] financial markets and it is a very -- [inaudible] everyone at peace. [inaudible] to build by 17 sovereign benefits, you really th
he is proficient in economics of law, a doctor of law, and he's written a number of books most recently "the future of modernization: what we can learn from the crisis," and, mr. minister, delighted you with are us, look forward to the remarks, and we'll then pepper you with questions. >> thank you very much. sorry for being late, tday,r thout and minds are on the people in boston. we hope it will be over soon. i have to make some remarks, and in europe, and what i wanted to...
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it's the president's law firm. they have a responsibility to push back against unreasonable institution pressures. they are not anywhere in the government. the task force recommends that it should periodically review the confidential opinions if they may be declassified and released. if the opinions might somehow be disclosed would be more mindful of their responsibilities to act in in partial matter or less likely to engage an advocacy. we are available to answer those questions. on the issue of the obama administration during the 2008 campaign, president obama criticized the bush administration treatment of detainees and the candidate obama promised to close guantanamo and reject torture without exception or equivocation pitting it he also criticized previous administrations for the executives included repeated invocation of the state secret privilege to get civil lawsuits thrown out of court and promised to lead a new era of openness. the administration has fulfilled some of the promises and conspicuously failed
it's the president's law firm. they have a responsibility to push back against unreasonable institution pressures. they are not anywhere in the government. the task force recommends that it should periodically review the confidential opinions if they may be declassified and released. if the opinions might somehow be disclosed would be more mindful of their responsibilities to act in in partial matter or less likely to engage an advocacy. we are available to answer those questions. on the issue...
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law shall diso'bay the law. we have got more than a de facto am nest fip we van executive branch that is ignoring the congress has written. >> i would like to have mrs. rich respond to this. there a number of people including me that believe that the representation the border will be secure and we'll have an effective system has been adequately. those are those who say tb adequately addressed in the bill. you know specially, police mrs. lichter that executive branch should create a branch of effectively monitor visa overstays yet today. all the years later 40% of illegal immigration doesn't come across on the border. people come in legally and overstay. i want to ask you you can you understand those who have seen this movie before who said the promises and assurance it's the last time that ever will have to happen. we're going institute enforcing law against people who come in legally but overstay the visa. it's never come to pass. can you appreciate the skepticism that people feel when they hear that again? mrs
law shall diso'bay the law. we have got more than a de facto am nest fip we van executive branch that is ignoring the congress has written. >> i would like to have mrs. rich respond to this. there a number of people including me that believe that the representation the border will be secure and we'll have an effective system has been adequately. those are those who say tb adequately addressed in the bill. you know specially, police mrs. lichter that executive branch should create a branch...
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we have a governmental laws we have to proceed on some rule of law. so i would appreciate everything has been said that there's a reason to believe that when john mchugh made this very interesting statement that he was actually saying that the department of justice -- >> wou t gentleman yield? >> i will speak that was exactly the point in theline tibecaure w an inference made, and maybe you're right, you should've just called me cute directly, but when the inference was made and we were going to have the attorney general testify here today, i think it's important that if there was coronation between dod and the justice department on how this case is going to move forward and i was going to be handled, that it would be fair to ask, ask the attorney general in what capacity in fact that going on. he answered those questions but i think for the people sitting in the back of the rim deserve to lead to get to the bottom of the if you bottom of the if you don't have the answer, don't have the answer to these questions. and if it's more appropriate in dod, t
we have a governmental laws we have to proceed on some rule of law. so i would appreciate everything has been said that there's a reason to believe that when john mchugh made this very interesting statement that he was actually saying that the department of justice -- >> wou t gentleman yield? >> i will speak that was exactly the point in theline tibecaure w an inference made, and maybe you're right, you should've just called me cute directly, but when the inference was made and we...
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to proceed under several of law. i appreciate everything that's been said, but there's no reason to believe what john mchugh made this interesting and, he within the department of justice -- >> would the gentleman yield? >> i will. >> i w t line of questioning. called me to directly,be i but when the inference is made and we were going to have the today, it is important that if there is coordination between dod and the justice department and how this case is going to move forward and be handled better would be fairer to ask of the attorney general in a capacity that going on. his answer those questions, but the people in the back of the room deserved to at least get to the bottom of it. if you are not the answers coming don't have the answers. if it's more appropriate in the unity, we'll go there next. the secretary of the army made the comment. there's a kind of backup your data to all at denny's to be removed from his body that can because some of the benefits he has, it's not turned to be a combat related injury.
to proceed under several of law. i appreciate everything that's been said, but there's no reason to believe what john mchugh made this interesting and, he within the department of justice -- >> would the gentleman yield? >> i will. >> i w t line of questioning. called me to directly,be i but when the inference is made and we were going to have the today, it is important that if there is coordination between dod and the justice department and how this case is going to move...
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pre-empts the state law you have passed the of law was clear contradiction to federal. you worry about states' rights i am worried about the message. we have the administration saying we had a stand federal law says no medical use let's make it class for to you choose not to enforce the federal lot and that just amplifies the message. we look to the president for of leadership and he says that is the wrong thing to do let's change the law but we have these laws the we are not doing that. i would think that would be frustrating for you because your middle name is enforcement. [laughter] >> that is why we have continued our enforcement efforts. people say what has happened? what have you changed since the member? we say nothing. because we are enforcing federal law. is about resources, in colorado and washington i would say bill states have about 45 agents and half of the workforce is the task force officers. together they get the job done. with the passage of these bills we are concerned what happens with the partners spirit that is why i suggested the most cost-effectiv
pre-empts the state law you have passed the of law was clear contradiction to federal. you worry about states' rights i am worried about the message. we have the administration saying we had a stand federal law says no medical use let's make it class for to you choose not to enforce the federal lot and that just amplifies the message. we look to the president for of leadership and he says that is the wrong thing to do let's change the law but we have these laws the we are not doing that. i...
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president because it is a terrible law enforcement democrats know how much after law this mess is, too. some of them are even finally willing to admit it. last week the senate finance committee held a hearing on president obama's budget for the next fiscal year. secretary sebelius testified at that hearing. i want to read an article from the newspaper "the hill" about what happened. the article is entitled "baucus warns of huge train wreck in enacting obamacare provisions." huge train wreck. the article identifies senator baucus as -- quote -- "a key architect of the president's health care law and quotes him telling secretary sebelius 'i see a huge train wreck coming down.' he added 'you and i have discussed this many times, and i don't see any results yet.' . it quotes the senator saying -- quote -- "small businesses have no idea what to do, what to expect." i agree with senator baucus. businesses have no idea what to expect, and this health care law is a train wreck. so what does this mean in the real world? well, it's causing businesses to avoid hiring or to cut back hours. there a
president because it is a terrible law enforcement democrats know how much after law this mess is, too. some of them are even finally willing to admit it. last week the senate finance committee held a hearing on president obama's budget for the next fiscal year. secretary sebelius testified at that hearing. i want to read an article from the newspaper "the hill" about what happened. the article is entitled "baucus warns of huge train wreck in enacting obamacare provisions."...
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that is contrary to law. i would ask of you personally reviewed this regulation and the legal basis and make an independent estimate do you believe this is the right policy to take as it relates to pediatric dental. >> some manner, i will commit to do that. i know concerns have been raised about what is a proposed regulation. the comment. it's very much up in, so this is not a settled formula going forward, but i hear your concerns and i will commit to taking a personal lack of exactly what the impact would be on the families want to serve. >> thank you. i appreciate that. >> thank you, mr. chairman. adam secretary, thank you for being here. i have worked with several colleagues on a white paper issued yesterday and outlines concerns about the electronic health record program created by the stimulus bill and one of the chief concerns is the program wasn't thoughtfully planned in cms are insufficiently focused on the issue of nr operability. i'm also concerned the office as if the loss be focused on the blue c
that is contrary to law. i would ask of you personally reviewed this regulation and the legal basis and make an independent estimate do you believe this is the right policy to take as it relates to pediatric dental. >> some manner, i will commit to do that. i know concerns have been raised about what is a proposed regulation. the comment. it's very much up in, so this is not a settled formula going forward, but i hear your concerns and i will commit to taking a personal lack of exactly...
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as you suggest the law of the land is the law of the land. that will be the budget that is presented. >> okay. that's great. that's why we are surprised when it didn't reflect this time around. i'm happy to hear it will reflect the law of the land next time around. mr. secretary, last month the edition of the -- addition of the fief teen additional ground based intercepters will be deployed to alaska as a reaction to the provocation we had from north korea. this brings the number of gbi in alaska to the number originally planned during the bush administration with president obama. i have a question for you with the russian government consulted or informed that the united states was considering this decision before the decision was made and if so, when it that occur? >> well, the answer is not to my knowledge. it was not russian government was not consulted in any way. it was not decision that policy was not decided based on any consideration of the russian government. incidentally i would add that those gbi also not only really alaska but som
as you suggest the law of the land is the law of the land. that will be the budget that is presented. >> okay. that's great. that's why we are surprised when it didn't reflect this time around. i'm happy to hear it will reflect the law of the land next time around. mr. secretary, last month the edition of the -- addition of the fief teen additional ground based intercepters will be deployed to alaska as a reaction to the provocation we had from north korea. this brings the number of gbi...
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lawful under war no problem. or should we call their murder, extra judicial kills as many human right have asserted. don't have a bases anymore. i worry about the precedence we're setting for other less scrupulous states such as russia, china, and et cetera. all of this i can talk about in more detail during the question period. i think what it comes down to, senators, is that right now we have executive branch making a claim it has the right to kill anyone, anywhere on earth, at any time, for secret reasons based on secret evidence in a secret process undertaken by unidentified officials. that frightens me. i don't doubt their good faith but that's not the rule of law also we know it in my statement submitted for the record i do suggest a number of reforms that might improve our ability to ensure oversight and accountability. i don't have time to discuss them out in but i hope we will address those issues later, and i'll leave you with this final thought for now. which is that i believe that it is absolutely pos
lawful under war no problem. or should we call their murder, extra judicial kills as many human right have asserted. don't have a bases anymore. i worry about the precedence we're setting for other less scrupulous states such as russia, china, and et cetera. all of this i can talk about in more detail during the question period. i think what it comes down to, senators, is that right now we have executive branch making a claim it has the right to kill anyone, anywhere on earth, at any time, for...
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attorney general, you are the top law-enforcement official. during this era to look forward to hearing how budget request make our communities safer, take firearms out of the hands of those who seek to do us harm and provide first responders and law enforcement officers resources to protect our communities, investigate crimes and prosecute offenders. at night to thank chairman wolf and ranking member =tranfour for this hearing and for you, attorney general holder, for this today. >> percentage of the authority of title ii the united states code and household oven, today's witness will be sworn. please rise and raise your right hand. youemnl ol swer or affirm the testimony you're about to give the visitors, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? at the record reflect the witness answered the affirmative. your false statement will appear in the record as you see appropriate. >> at afternoon, chairman rogers, chairman wolf, ranking them for fattah. i appreciate the opportunity of the 2014 budget for the department of justice and the recent ac
attorney general, you are the top law-enforcement official. during this era to look forward to hearing how budget request make our communities safer, take firearms out of the hands of those who seek to do us harm and provide first responders and law enforcement officers resources to protect our communities, investigate crimes and prosecute offenders. at night to thank chairman wolf and ranking member =tranfour for this hearing and for you, attorney general holder, for this today. >>...
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his background is in the law and, actually, he began his background in law at his family's kitchen table. his father, rex lee, was a law school dean, assistant u.s. attorney general and solicitor general for ronald reagan. senator lee is a graduate of brigham young university and byu law school, was a law clerk for judge dean benson of the u.s. district court of the district of utah and then judge sam alito's clerk when he was at the u.s. court of appeals for the 3rd circuit. he served as an attorney -- assistant u.s. attorney general in utah and general counsel to the governor of utah before turning to private practice. and then in 2010, that important election year, he decided to run united yorking out an -- knocking out an incumbent u.s. senator and a party-endorsed candidate to become the primary candidate and win the general election. senator lee is now on the judiciary committee, serves as ranking member of the antitrust competition policy and consumer rights subcommittee. he also sevens on the armed service -- serves on the armed services committee and the joint economic committee
his background is in the law and, actually, he began his background in law at his family's kitchen table. his father, rex lee, was a law school dean, assistant u.s. attorney general and solicitor general for ronald reagan. senator lee is a graduate of brigham young university and byu law school, was a law clerk for judge dean benson of the u.s. district court of the district of utah and then judge sam alito's clerk when he was at the u.s. court of appeals for the 3rd circuit. he served as an...
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, law schools. over 5,200 lawyers. now volunteering their time to provide legal representation. as you point out, we have had clients as young as two years old. and a child who is two years old who does not have a lawyer and is not have a parent is basically defenseless when it comes to an incredibly important legal proceeding. and the bill before you does some very important focused things to help address this, as you pointed out. mandates the attorney-general said there can be legal counsel appointed. irresponsibility the work on this which makes perfect sense given that responsibility when need to continue to recruit more volunteer lawyers and are committed to doing that. at the passage of this bill will help. >> thank you. this is not so much a question of the statement that you are not alone. i have heard many stories from my constituents that our immigration system is tearing their families apart. recently heard from one of my constituents who i will call mark. he works for a fortune 500 compa
, law schools. over 5,200 lawyers. now volunteering their time to provide legal representation. as you point out, we have had clients as young as two years old. and a child who is two years old who does not have a lawyer and is not have a parent is basically defenseless when it comes to an incredibly important legal proceeding. and the bill before you does some very important focused things to help address this, as you pointed out. mandates the attorney-general said there can be legal counsel...
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he is proficient in economics and law and vlad holds a doctorate of law and is written a number of books most recently the future of modernization, what we can learn from the crisis. mr. minister we are delighted you are with us and we look forward to your remarks and then we will pepper you with questions. >> thank you very much. sorry for being late. today we are, our hearts and minds are with boston and i hope it will be over soon. i have to make remarks on the financial markets that are going well in europe as you all know. [laughter] i will be brief to have time for discussion and therefore i just want to say we all remember the crisis that started in the united states in 2008 and in 2008 we all agreed it will never happen again. we have to learn our lessons. the summit to london and pittsburgh and a two the g20 meeting today in boston. we have made a lot of progress in doing this since then. we agreed that the reason -- there are three reasons. too much -- too much liquidity in the financial markets and too few regulations. those are the three main issues we are working on and i th
he is proficient in economics and law and vlad holds a doctorate of law and is written a number of books most recently the future of modernization, what we can learn from the crisis. mr. minister we are delighted you are with us and we look forward to your remarks and then we will pepper you with questions. >> thank you very much. sorry for being late. today we are, our hearts and minds are with boston and i hope it will be over soon. i have to make remarks on the financial markets that...
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after the war don graduated from washburn law school in 1952 and moved to hugoton to practice law. it didn't take long to get involved in his new community because one be month after his arrival he was elected stevens count attorney and served the count for a number of years in that role. that same year don married patricia june davis and spent the next 49 years by her side before her passing in 2001. don later remarried his wife of the past ten years, sharon collins. as a young man, don became interested in politics and at the age of 32 don was elected chairman of the kansas republican federation. the following year don served as chairman of the kansas presidential electors for the election between john f. kennedy and richard nixon. from 1968 to 1970 don served as the chair of the kansas republican party. his zeal for politics kept him involved for many years chairing committees in support of his favorite candidates. he put his name on the ballot one year for governor but fell short by 530 votes in a primary. as a long time kansas resident, don was well known and respected by many
after the war don graduated from washburn law school in 1952 and moved to hugoton to practice law. it didn't take long to get involved in his new community because one be month after his arrival he was elected stevens count attorney and served the count for a number of years in that role. that same year don married patricia june davis and spent the next 49 years by her side before her passing in 2001. don later remarried his wife of the past ten years, sharon collins. as a young man, don became...
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he is proficient in economics and law, holds a doctorate of law, and he's written a number of books, most recently "the future of modernization: what we can learn from the crisis." mr. minister, we are delighted you could be with us. we look forward to your remarks, and then we will pepper you with questions. >> thank you very much. sorry for being late. i think today we are all, our hearts and our minds with the people in boston. and i hope this nightmare will be over soon. i am to make some remarks on financial markets, and things are going well in europe as you all know. [laugh i will be brief to have time for discussion. therefore, i just wanted to say we all remember the crisis, by the way, started in the united states, the so-called lehman problem in 2008. and in 2008 we all agreed it will never happen again. we have to draw lessons, we have to learn our lessons from the washington summit to london and pittsburgh and toronto and up to g20 meeting today this washington. in washington. we have made a lot of progress in -- since then. we agreed, all, that the reasons were three re
he is proficient in economics and law, holds a doctorate of law, and he's written a number of books, most recently "the future of modernization: what we can learn from the crisis." mr. minister, we are delighted you could be with us. we look forward to your remarks, and then we will pepper you with questions. >> thank you very much. sorry for being late. i think today we are all, our hearts and our minds with the people in boston. and i hope this nightmare will be over soon. i...
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the law is being followed. we are just following the law. we have a procedure that has to do an eis. the eis was improperly contacted up. the eis was done. and we have a public reporting period. that public reporting period is going on right now. then after the public reporting period there's an option. it's all under the law. to perhaps get more information is there some reason the public comment required it, there's a determination of public interest and then ultimately it will come to me. but it's not right, it's not there and i am staying as far away from as i can them so that when the appropriate time comes to me, i'm not getting the information from anyplace i shouldn't be and getting engaged in a debate at a time that i shouldn't be. but we are following the legal procedure that is required. i assure you. secondly, regarding lng and so forth, look, i spent a lot of time on energy and climate and so forth when i was in the senate, and i would love to see the western hemisphere be energy independent. it's not a dream. it is conceivable
the law is being followed. we are just following the law. we have a procedure that has to do an eis. the eis was improperly contacted up. the eis was done. and we have a public reporting period. that public reporting period is going on right now. then after the public reporting period there's an option. it's all under the law. to perhaps get more information is there some reason the public comment required it, there's a determination of public interest and then ultimately it will come to me....
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and by law they have to keep the record. and by law, they cannot use that as a registration. cannot by law, even in our bill we even make sure that you cannot use any type of information for registration. and we said if you try to do it, if your government agency or a person that works for a government and you use any of these records, it's a felony with 15 years of imprisonment. that's how much this bill protects my rights as a law-abiding gun owner. we think it's reasonable to provide mandatory instant criminal background checks for every gun sold at a gun show. we've talked about this before. the law today says that if i go to a gun show and i go and there's a dealer, a licensed dealer, that dealer still has to do a background check on me and keep the proper report. but i could go to a table over or go outside in the parking lot, and nothing is required of me. nothing. and all we're doing is taking current law and making it uniform so everybody plays by the same set of rules. we think it helps tremendously. we talk about the criminals and people who have been adjudicated t
and by law they have to keep the record. and by law, they cannot use that as a registration. cannot by law, even in our bill we even make sure that you cannot use any type of information for registration. and we said if you try to do it, if your government agency or a person that works for a government and you use any of these records, it's a felony with 15 years of imprisonment. that's how much this bill protects my rights as a law-abiding gun owner. we think it's reasonable to provide...
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law. that's what it comes down to. and why is it important? it's important because businesses in our states, small businesses are competing with internet retailers who get an automatic discount when they don't collect sales tax. and i listened to the explanation given by one of my friends from oregon here, and he said that i'm defying the natural forces of the free-market system where good-quality goods are chosen over lower-quality goods. well, i can't argue about the pine trees that are grown in oregon, because i don't know if they are better than the pine trees grown in washington or some other place. but we are dealing in many instances here with identical goods. the nike running shoes that you can buy at chris cooze sporting goods in normal, illinois, or buy over the internet with no sales tax. it isn't a question of good quality versus bad quality. it is a question of sales tax or no sales tax. what the oregonians suggested to us is what they consider to be a perfect solution. remove
law. that's what it comes down to. and why is it important? it's important because businesses in our states, small businesses are competing with internet retailers who get an automatic discount when they don't collect sales tax. and i listened to the explanation given by one of my friends from oregon here, and he said that i'm defying the natural forces of the free-market system where good-quality goods are chosen over lower-quality goods. well, i can't argue about the pine trees that are grown...
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this law will work. since we started administering instant background checks, more than 1.7 million felons, fugitives, domestic abusers and people with serious mental illnesses have been denied access to firearms. and that's under the system that exists today, with all of its loopholes and all of its flaws. and we've seen that women are less likely to be killed by an intimate partner in states that have expanded their own background check systems. and, look, about 90% of americans want us to pass this measure. 90%. this is not a republican idea. this is not a democratic idea. it's just a good idea. i think it would be a remarkable failure of our democracy if we can't get this done. and if we can't, i'm afraid it's because we've relied on fears and falsehoods instead of on facts. for instance, some have argued that an expanded background check system will result in a federal gun registry. but federal gun registries are banned under existing law, and the legislation that we are considering would not repeal
this law will work. since we started administering instant background checks, more than 1.7 million felons, fugitives, domestic abusers and people with serious mental illnesses have been denied access to firearms. and that's under the system that exists today, with all of its loopholes and all of its flaws. and we've seen that women are less likely to be killed by an intimate partner in states that have expanded their own background check systems. and, look, about 90% of americans want us to...
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law-ag citizens. we have seen the newtown parents here in washington bravely telling their stories. they deserve better than this body turning their backs on them. the families of aurora deserve better than this body turning their backs on them. the families of more than 30 people who die every single day at the hands of gun violence deserve more from this body. my friends, it is simply time to act. today is the day for this body to show the american people that their voices matter. that when 90% of americans demand us to expand background checks, that we can deliver. we should be able to agree today that we no longer need military-style weapons and ammunition clips on our streets. and we should be able to agree today that it's time to crack down on the illegal handguns being trafficked in our streets into the hands of criminals. four years ago, i met the parents of naisha pryor yard. naisha was a beautiful 17-year-old honor student killed in the prime of her life by an illegal handgun when she was ju
law-ag citizens. we have seen the newtown parents here in washington bravely telling their stories. they deserve better than this body turning their backs on them. the families of aurora deserve better than this body turning their backs on them. the families of more than 30 people who die every single day at the hands of gun violence deserve more from this body. my friends, it is simply time to act. today is the day for this body to show the american people that their voices matter. that when...
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i certainly want our leaders and our law enforcement to do everything necessary. but i must tell you a couple of gabe stories before i go there -- through my remarks. the first being triggered byron's comment about -- ron's comment about computer support. i when i first told ben, his brother, that gabe was in computer support for the office the reaction was dad, you've got to be kidding. [laughter] gabe was not computer tech especially. somebody needed out how to figure out how to do it so he did it. the other thing i want to mention was a tail of courage -- talent of courage. not exactly gabe's courage. there was a shooting in southeast arizona, a rancher was shot. there was great fury over it. and gabey decided she needed to meet with the ranchers directly and understand their concerns. gabe was talking about the preparation for for this and i listened awhile and said son, these people are very upset. it's awfully brave of you and your boss to talk to these people. he said, actually, i recommended against it. it's her idea. and it went very well. they appreciate
i certainly want our leaders and our law enforcement to do everything necessary. but i must tell you a couple of gabe stories before i go there -- through my remarks. the first being triggered byron's comment about -- ron's comment about computer support. i when i first told ben, his brother, that gabe was in computer support for the office the reaction was dad, you've got to be kidding. [laughter] gabe was not computer tech especially. somebody needed out how to figure out how to do it so he...
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this includes the lives of lawful gun owners, the lived of law enforcement and the lives of ctheic violence. state or local governments that release private gun owner information will be penalized 5% of their federal program funding. this includes the release of private information on individuals 0 who have licenses to purchase or who possess or who carry firearms. the funding that's withheld will then be redistributed to the states that are in compliance. this amendment will ensure that gun owners across the nation do not have their private gun owner information publicly released. thank you, mr. president. and i urge all my colleagues to support the amendment. mr. leahy: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: this is a case of washington being big brother and telling each one of the states whether it's wyoming, vermont, or connecticut here's what you have to do. we have no idea how it's going to affect them, we do know it's going to cut off a lot of money to law enforcement because it's telling states even though states, legislators have gone out for the
this includes the lives of lawful gun owners, the lived of law enforcement and the lives of ctheic violence. state or local governments that release private gun owner information will be penalized 5% of their federal program funding. this includes the release of private information on individuals 0 who have licenses to purchase or who possess or who carry firearms. the funding that's withheld will then be redistributed to the states that are in compliance. this amendment will ensure that gun...
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so they're going want a public defender that goes gets the law. that does the bidding. that's a real challenge. and in nawrn for a long time the system was also that one public derchesd assigned to one courtroom and the same judge. they were always arguing before the same judge. ..
so they're going want a public defender that goes gets the law. that does the bidding. that's a real challenge. and in nawrn for a long time the system was also that one public derchesd assigned to one courtroom and the same judge. they were always arguing before the same judge. ..
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from harvard law school. after law school she was law clerk to judge donald porter of the district court of south dakota, and judge david hanson of iowa on the eighth circuit. she could easily have commanded a big salary with a top law firm but instead for over 0 years has opted for public service and long hours as a public defender. we are fortunate she seeks to continue her public service to iowa and our nation by serving as a federal judge. madam president, let me conclude with two additional notes about ms. kelly's nomination. first if confirmed she will only be the second female judge in the history of the eighth circuit court of appeals, a court established in 1891. while 56 men have sat on that court to date there has only been one woman, diana murphy from minnesota. secondly, president obama has nominated approximately 100 former prosecutors to the federal bench including one that i recommended, former u.s. attorney stephanie rose, to the southern district of iowa. among recent presidents that is the
from harvard law school. after law school she was law clerk to judge donald porter of the district court of south dakota, and judge david hanson of iowa on the eighth circuit. she could easily have commanded a big salary with a top law firm but instead for over 0 years has opted for public service and long hours as a public defender. we are fortunate she seeks to continue her public service to iowa and our nation by serving as a federal judge. madam president, let me conclude with two...
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law enforcement. the fbi worked with the canadian law enforcement. i refer you to them for more details on this, but this successful cooperation illustrated the close relationship we have with canada on so many important issues like foreign affairs, trade, emergency preparedness, and security. it was a welcomed announcement by the canadian government. yes? >> the president back in syria, chemical weapons, a red line that would trigger unspecified u.s. action. was the administration made aware in advance they would lay down accusations today and go public with them? if it's true, what were the consequences be, and could that -- >> i'm not going to speculate about consequences. what i'll say is that the president made clear that the use of or transmission of chemical weapons including transition to nonstate actors would be unacceptable in the president's view, unacceptable to the united states. we have made clear we made clear about reports of chemical weapons made by, in syria, it's also important to note that the use of chemical weapons is difficult
law enforcement. the fbi worked with the canadian law enforcement. i refer you to them for more details on this, but this successful cooperation illustrated the close relationship we have with canada on so many important issues like foreign affairs, trade, emergency preparedness, and security. it was a welcomed announcement by the canadian government. yes? >> the president back in syria, chemical weapons, a red line that would trigger unspecified u.s. action. was the administration made...
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we need to update those laws. the last time the electronics communications privacy act was updated was in 1986 and a lot has changed since then. >> host: grover norquist what kind of access to law enforcement officials in the government have to our e-mails today? >> guest: right now it's not treated as if it's regular mail, snail mail. they can go into it as a third-party and put it up on the cloud. what we need to do is update the law to go alongside the changes in technologies that are sending each other letters. we send each other e-mails instead of keeping europe letter in your pocket you may stored in the cloud somewhere and that's should have the same privacy that you regular snail mail does in the post office delivering something and if we can do that. we have updated this from time to time, the technology changes. the technology has been changing quicker but to send someone an e-mail is like sending them a letter. it's the same thing. the fourth amendment is still there. >> host: also joining our roundtabl
we need to update those laws. the last time the electronics communications privacy act was updated was in 1986 and a lot has changed since then. >> host: grover norquist what kind of access to law enforcement officials in the government have to our e-mails today? >> guest: right now it's not treated as if it's regular mail, snail mail. they can go into it as a third-party and put it up on the cloud. what we need to do is update the law to go alongside the changes in technologies...
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are presumptively lawful. so there is no doubt, at least in scalia's mind that a background check is consistent with the second amendment. the gun lobby also argues that background checks are ineffective. you've heard this argument, haven't you? pass all the laws you want and all the law-abiding citizens will live by them but the criminals won't. here's what they fail to note. nearly two million prohibited purchasers have been blocked from buying a gun since background checks went into effect. they were so stupid, so careless, they tried to buy a gun anyway. they were stopped. the argument, of course, then goes why are there so many gun crimes committed? well, because they get guns through other means which is pore of the bill. straw purchasers, for example, through the ads in the newspaper that i mentioned earlier. and the argument that unless a law is airtight and will stop all gun violence, we shouldn't pass it; are we going to use that standard for speeding on highways? are we going to use that standard fo
are presumptively lawful. so there is no doubt, at least in scalia's mind that a background check is consistent with the second amendment. the gun lobby also argues that background checks are ineffective. you've heard this argument, haven't you? pass all the laws you want and all the law-abiding citizens will live by them but the criminals won't. here's what they fail to note. nearly two million prohibited purchasers have been blocked from buying a gun since background checks went into effect....
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so that is law. in terms of other countries, the research, there are pretty good documentation is about this, which country is somewhat. pretty good, like malaysia has the legislation. in south asia, pakistan has the strongest. they also have amendments. bangladesh has amendments. afghanistan also as amendments. the scandinavian countries also have very strong legislation, and that is working well to. i also make a comment about the steady of all these centuries. usually people divide up into the schools of thought. the remedies that the legislative remedies. one is more focused on the right , like the united nations -- the usa, and the other one is more focused on the behavior. so our legislation falls into the wave year. we don't go after the company's and ask for big amounts through compensation. so there are different kinds of laws. here the big compensations, i have not done a full analysis other has worked. for now companies -- sometimes is companies do a lot of talk of things to be clear that.
so that is law. in terms of other countries, the research, there are pretty good documentation is about this, which country is somewhat. pretty good, like malaysia has the legislation. in south asia, pakistan has the strongest. they also have amendments. bangladesh has amendments. afghanistan also as amendments. the scandinavian countries also have very strong legislation, and that is working well to. i also make a comment about the steady of all these centuries. usually people divide up into...
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and i think we have to start using others to impose some sort of stability of law and order. >> what about the use of jones? >> remember this program is covered with disinformation from obfuscation in the darkness. >> there have been write ups and this is another tragedy of the present situation. i asked the distinguished senior american i said who's behind the creation of these militant suicide bombers in the tribal areas of pakistan and without thinking they said pakistani. and i said why would they be wanting to block their own schools? i asked pakistan is the same question. without hesitation. if this is a situation on the ground you have allies that don't trust each other and the local people what they are doing their you need the clarity of the vision. what is the long term vision of the united states for the at does itanto communicate to them? at the light and the darkness right now there is a lot of darkness on the program. it's been a professor, where did the title come from? >> i am a professor on campus and the great russian novelist wrote a novel in which the character is
and i think we have to start using others to impose some sort of stability of law and order. >> what about the use of jones? >> remember this program is covered with disinformation from obfuscation in the darkness. >> there have been write ups and this is another tragedy of the present situation. i asked the distinguished senior american i said who's behind the creation of these militant suicide bombers in the tribal areas of pakistan and without thinking they said pakistani....
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john kerry's son-in-law, which didn't come out in the vetting process, his son-in-law is an iranian. and iranian americans with very close world is in iran. and that is, it's a breakdown of the vetting process. and so i will ask you all, are you concerned about this? >> i would have to know more about the iranians. most iranian americans of course our strong opponents of every regime i don't know about this person. >> [inaudible] >> this could be a problem, to come in terms of pressure and blackmail. i would be concerned about that, you know. i would say if the state department is now aware of that fact, they may be able to take steps to protect him in some way or put him in some of the portfolio. but i don't know about the situation. >> since we are losing some media coverage, i just want to reiterate that there's a book called "persecuted: the global assault on christians." three of the three authors are here on this panel. we are grateful for your time. also, new website, persecutionreport.org. please don't neglect to visit that had to keep up on these important issues, and maybe
john kerry's son-in-law, which didn't come out in the vetting process, his son-in-law is an iranian. and iranian americans with very close world is in iran. and that is, it's a breakdown of the vetting process. and so i will ask you all, are you concerned about this? >> i would have to know more about the iranians. most iranian americans of course our strong opponents of every regime i don't know about this person. >> [inaudible] >> this could be a problem, to come in terms of...
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court used to make the law, to shape the law, to define the law of capital punishment. when we agreed on that we said that's it. then the publisher changed it to legal crimes, lethal crimes and landmark cases. but the fact that we agreed on -- >> guest: which we have to agree was an improvement. [laughter] >> guest: i don't know. i think it works. >> guest: coming up with that team, the unifying theme was the hardest part. we made several false starts over the years. >> guest: the concern was there was another book called murder in the supreme court. that is a novel about a murder at the supreme court. we were concerned about that. you know, we weren't going to let that get in our way. this is "murder at the supreme court" at is how the supreme court used murder in the punishment that is appropriate for it. but i think it is a good time and it does capture what the book is all about. these are all legal crimes and what the court said about him, or just landmark decisions. >> host: i think what's neat about the time and the way the book is done, the barcode and where the
court used to make the law, to shape the law, to define the law of capital punishment. when we agreed on that we said that's it. then the publisher changed it to legal crimes, lethal crimes and landmark cases. but the fact that we agreed on -- >> guest: which we have to agree was an improvement. [laughter] >> guest: i don't know. i think it works. >> guest: coming up with that team, the unifying theme was the hardest part. we made several false starts over the years. >>...
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those two laws alone, state laws, not including local ordinances put roughly two-thirds of the states of massachusetts acreage off-limits depredation by the white tailed years major predator. i've thought about calling my book, what do want. i say in my talks, this is what they want. the biggest predator of whitetails in a lot of places in the east is some, you know, our cars. in so we have created this mess. it started with all sorts of good intentions. we've brought these creatures back from near extinction in some cases demand we now have a situation where we don't know how to deal with them. so what w do is fight amongst each other over what to do, if anything. i say we divided up into species some people want to save year. some people want to kill the year. some want to save keys. some people want to get rid of them. some people want to save birds from carol katz sensible want to say perrot cats from sheltered deaths and so on. and, anyway, that is so i got to this book. [laughter] [applause] >> we're going to open up pretty soon for questions. you might think of questions you wo
those two laws alone, state laws, not including local ordinances put roughly two-thirds of the states of massachusetts acreage off-limits depredation by the white tailed years major predator. i've thought about calling my book, what do want. i say in my talks, this is what they want. the biggest predator of whitetails in a lot of places in the east is some, you know, our cars. in so we have created this mess. it started with all sorts of good intentions. we've brought these creatures back from...
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morality isn't made by the law, the laws must conform to morality. you've also have no dividization of any human being allowed among the jews. that's key because you go to any pagan, the -- king considered to be a god and chief priest so you have a fusion of religion and political power. that's the normal situation for most of human history. a fusion. united in one man. cesar was the chief priest and the emperor and also considered divine. christianity steps right in, following judaism, and makes it more intense. and one of the reasons it's made more intense is jesus ups the moral ante, making the case for what i call radical monogamy. judaism allowed for divorce, christianity, no. no doctors exceptor in particular circumstances. so the church was the overseer of this knew moriality, and when jesus said, my kingdom is not of this world, then he made the split complete because that meant that the king and the temporal rule were then to be kept distinct from the church and the kingdom of god. that depend in the middle ages and you have theoclearers acc
morality isn't made by the law, the laws must conform to morality. you've also have no dividization of any human being allowed among the jews. that's key because you go to any pagan, the -- king considered to be a god and chief priest so you have a fusion of religion and political power. that's the normal situation for most of human history. a fusion. united in one man. cesar was the chief priest and the emperor and also considered divine. christianity steps right in, following judaism, and...
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guy who chaired the committee, under secretary norman went in and froze the the 1981 bill that became law, that the reagan tax cut we are talking about earlier so it was a practical handle. the neat thing that you recount again five years later it didn't make a difference. four or five years later by 1984 there were 40 other organizations doing knockoffs of what the mandate for leadership had been. >> when i interviewed the president of other think tanks in washington d.c. brookings and c s i s and kato, i said what difference has the heritage approach to research made? all the difference in the world. the brookings president said we now do what heritage first started so heritage really, and i say that in the book, change the think tank culture of washington d.c.. >> one of the neatest things that i can say among all of you, 25, 30 years ago when phil and i were just getting our feet wet at heritage there weren't 600 people in the united states who knew what a think tank was. 600,000 people have voluntarily supported us. that is incredible. incredible impact. >> glad you mentioned that be
guy who chaired the committee, under secretary norman went in and froze the the 1981 bill that became law, that the reagan tax cut we are talking about earlier so it was a practical handle. the neat thing that you recount again five years later it didn't make a difference. four or five years later by 1984 there were 40 other organizations doing knockoffs of what the mandate for leadership had been. >> when i interviewed the president of other think tanks in washington d.c. brookings and c...
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the postal service is, a law-abiding arm of the federal government. congress passed the law. we reviewed it. we complied with it and informed customers which we did last week. our customers require certainty especially as something as fundamental as our delivery schedule. and so, we announced that we would delay implementation of our new schedule until we gained legislation giving us the ability to move forward, mr. chairman, we need the flexibility under the law to implement our new delivery schedule. we need the ability to develop, and price products quickly. the ability to control our health care and retirement costs. the ability to switch to a defined contribution retirement system for newly hired employees. the ability to quickly realign our mail processing and delivery and retail networks. we need a more streamlined governance model. we kneeled more flexibility in the way we leverage our workers to. contrary to arguments we hear from some parties it is not enough to merely res prefundingf retire health we can implement the five-year business plan. close, i'm sorry the $
the postal service is, a law-abiding arm of the federal government. congress passed the law. we reviewed it. we complied with it and informed customers which we did last week. our customers require certainty especially as something as fundamental as our delivery schedule. and so, we announced that we would delay implementation of our new schedule until we gained legislation giving us the ability to move forward, mr. chairman, we need the flexibility under the law to implement our new delivery...
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moralities are made by the law, the laws must conform to morality. you also have no divination of any human being allowed among the jews. that's key. why? because you go to any pagan area -- the pharoah, right? the caesar, alexander the great in greece, you have a divination of the king. they're considered to be god, also chief priests, so you have an infusion of political power. united in one man. caesar was both the chief priest and the emperor but also considered define. christianity steps right in following judaism and makes it more intense. and one of the reasons it's made more intense is jesus ups the moral ante. making the case for what i call radical monogamy. judaism allowed polygamy, judaism allowed for divorce, and christianity, no. lifelong union of male and female, no divorce except under very particular circumstances. so the church was the overseer of in this numeralty. and when jesus said my kingdom is not of this world, then you made the split complete because that meant that the king in the temporal rule were then to be kept distinct
moralities are made by the law, the laws must conform to morality. you also have no divination of any human being allowed among the jews. that's key. why? because you go to any pagan area -- the pharoah, right? the caesar, alexander the great in greece, you have a divination of the king. they're considered to be god, also chief priests, so you have an infusion of political power. united in one man. caesar was both the chief priest and the emperor but also considered define. christianity steps...
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they have an official policy of not enforcing the law against small transactions so you think about it being legal in the front door of a coffee shop. but it's still illegal to produce and to sell the marijuana to those coffee shops so it's actually illegal. so what that does is it in place the price. so where was passed in washington and colorado it would allow for-profit companies to come produce and it's very different. it's just very different from other terms that gets thrown around like decriminalization. a lot of people use legalization and decriminalization interchangeably in that's incorrect. that just means lowering the penalties for possession, taking it from being a misdemeanor to a citation. when people talk about decriminalization that has nothing to do with production and distribution. that is why legalization and what happened in colorado and washington is so significant. >> host: what does it cost government, the federal government to having marijuana be illegal, enforcement and incarceration? >> guest: that's a great question. i don't know what it is for the federal g
they have an official policy of not enforcing the law against small transactions so you think about it being legal in the front door of a coffee shop. but it's still illegal to produce and to sell the marijuana to those coffee shops so it's actually illegal. so what that does is it in place the price. so where was passed in washington and colorado it would allow for-profit companies to come produce and it's very different. it's just very different from other terms that gets thrown around like...
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one cow laws secular liberals from self-defense against christianity? whatever particular the liberals may happen to believe because they tend to mix and match and i go over some of that in the 19th century where people are not clear about the pedigree of the faults so they are ending up with were from here and here but to separate those and make them distinct we need to go back to the beginning and that is why i chose machiavelli because it is crystal clear and run down. love the grt bot why that's part of it because you see in these original thinkers what is at stake and what is the essence of liberalism, that is explicit self conscious rejection of christianity and the affirmation of this material few as the sole reality and location of our entire goals one. well >> host: you do see some problems with mainline christian churches or liberal christian churches in sort of undermining the church's authority to persuade people as you say it's impossible for anything supranatural to erupt into the world and disturb the secular order. you see the splinterin
one cow laws secular liberals from self-defense against christianity? whatever particular the liberals may happen to believe because they tend to mix and match and i go over some of that in the 19th century where people are not clear about the pedigree of the faults so they are ending up with were from here and here but to separate those and make them distinct we need to go back to the beginning and that is why i chose machiavelli because it is crystal clear and run down. love the grt bot why...
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when it comes to the law of war, is a fundamentally different than criminal law? >> yes, it is. >> okay, the purpose is to win the war, to nature as the enemy, to gather intelligence. it is to solve a crime, bring people to justice, give them a chance to be acquitted or convicted in a fundamentally different. you agree with? >> absolutely. >> yes. >> the gold is the difference after inviting a more endocrine. there is no air force to shoot down. there is no need be to think and transforming it out. we need to look at the trend for a new. we need to broaden the ability because a changing day by day. i would end with this thought. please don't mistake my deal for her defending the country that i know have values. don't torture the detainees. when you capture someone, we don't cut off their heads. we give them a lawyer. that makes us better, not weaker. count me for fighting the values. the reason i don't want to torture anyone is because that not a word about and it hurts us more than helps us. having said that, i understand the difference between fighting a war and
when it comes to the law of war, is a fundamentally different than criminal law? >> yes, it is. >> okay, the purpose is to win the war, to nature as the enemy, to gather intelligence. it is to solve a crime, bring people to justice, give them a chance to be acquitted or convicted in a fundamentally different. you agree with? >> absolutely. >> yes. >> the gold is the difference after inviting a more endocrine. there is no air force to shoot down. there is no need be...
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the racial texture of slavery, the laws of economic 100 percent economic. actually came in quite a bit different. that did not really address your question. >> if i could interrupt you. time for one more question. [inaudible question] >> each of you take that one quick. >> i am currently working on a book. so this discussion of not using hindsight to think about things, one thing i have been interested in a long time is all of the attempts that the united states made to acquire territory failed . moments when americans decided not to acquire territory immobile what i want to do is write a book the looks of manifest destiny or american territorial expansion from the perspective of what did not happen to try to destabilize his narrative whereby we think of what u.s. boundaries are. is natural a lot of people thought the united states is going to take all essential america and canada and the mexican war made them think that. that to the workout. this is what my next project does. >> i am writing biography. california's favorite sun. >> go back to where i start
the racial texture of slavery, the laws of economic 100 percent economic. actually came in quite a bit different. that did not really address your question. >> if i could interrupt you. time for one more question. [inaudible question] >> each of you take that one quick. >> i am currently working on a book. so this discussion of not using hindsight to think about things, one thing i have been interested in a long time is all of the attempts that the united states made to...
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it's kind of law, but this is the last one i read and then move it to q&a. it is simply live with the book but i hope to get out of it. the purpose of this book is twofold. to familiarize the american public and decision-makers, specifically the senior war college and to encourage discussion on how to improve the education of their important missions. the latter sense of the idea that there's room for improvement. cocos must be clear. whether war college goals are clear and whether articulated goals are supported by practices and processes that these institutions as part of the discussion. admiral james stafford is provided to think or take a nation of busy of for college education goes up to 2011 national war college convocation by describing this situation when he arrived at national in 1991. quote, i knew it i was good at and what i do well, driving a destroyer or crusader, leading a boarding party with a surrogate mother, landed in an air defense. beating sailors on the deck leadership, but fails to sense what i did not know or understand well. global po
it's kind of law, but this is the last one i read and then move it to q&a. it is simply live with the book but i hope to get out of it. the purpose of this book is twofold. to familiarize the american public and decision-makers, specifically the senior war college and to encourage discussion on how to improve the education of their important missions. the latter sense of the idea that there's room for improvement. cocos must be clear. whether war college goals are clear and whether...
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law. you can't take it to criminal court, but to the table to negotiate with those who tell you we're the only people, we, the jewish people, with rights in this land. these cold, hard realities of how u.s. policy grievancely harms palestinians are screened from the u.s. public. we bombarded, especially on television, instead, with dishonest rhetoric what is described as progress in a so-called peace process which extensively consistented of negotiations between near equals under the impartial gays of an honest american broker, all supposedly intended to create an independent palestinian state. i'm arguing that this is not what is actually happening. this is not what has happened for 35 years. what has happened is the continuation and the intensification and the reenforcement of the dispersal of the organization and colonization of the pal stippian people and their homeland. the united states, in fact, has never really operated as an honest broker between the palestinians and israel. i nev
law. you can't take it to criminal court, but to the table to negotiate with those who tell you we're the only people, we, the jewish people, with rights in this land. these cold, hard realities of how u.s. policy grievancely harms palestinians are screened from the u.s. public. we bombarded, especially on television, instead, with dishonest rhetoric what is described as progress in a so-called peace process which extensively consistented of negotiations between near equals under the impartial...
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. >> host: larry elder spent several years living in cleveland working for a law firm, and this next call comes from bobby in ohio. >> caller: i've got a question for you in regards to the comment you made about rg 3:and the article about him being called an uncle tom. why would you state that person saying that would be republican? wouldn't democrats actually sometimes have feelings like that? i'm a republican, and i don't feel that way towards rg iii, so i'm just curious why you would say that. >> guest: you either misunderstood what i said, or i said it badly. what i said was the espn guy criticized rg iii because he thought he was republican. he said there's a rumor he's republican, i don't know about that. he's got a white fiancee, i don't know about that. he called him a cornball brother because he suspected that rg iii was a republican, but he had a white fiancee. that is why this caster called him a cornball brother which i think is a racist thing. so i'm sorry if i misexplained it. >> host: go ahead, bobby, you're still on the line. >> caller: i appreciate that. i agree the
. >> host: larry elder spent several years living in cleveland working for a law firm, and this next call comes from bobby in ohio. >> caller: i've got a question for you in regards to the comment you made about rg 3:and the article about him being called an uncle tom. why would you state that person saying that would be republican? wouldn't democrats actually sometimes have feelings like that? i'm a republican, and i don't feel that way towards rg iii, so i'm just curious why you...